Who is better, Bednarek or Kipsang?
Kenny Bednarek leads with a GOAT score of 82.7 against 82.7 for Wilson Kipsang — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Bednarek vs Kipsang
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Kenny Bednarek and Wilson Kipsang level at 82.7. Kenny Bednarek leads on Statistics. Wilson Kipsang leads on Dominance, Longevity.
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BednarekWinner
82.7Bednarek wins: Statistics
Kipsang
82.7Kipsang wins: Dominance, Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Kenny Bednarek
82.7
Bednarek leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Kenny Bednarek
2. Wilson Kipsang
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Form index per season1. 🇰🇪 Wilson Kipsang5 seasons played · career day 1,825436 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Kenny Bednarek5 seasons played · career day 1,82598.7 major golds
-77.4% vs Kipsang at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Bednarek | 0 | 0 | 19.99 | 39.79 | 98.71 | 137.91 |
| 🇰🇪 Kipsang | 0 | 0 | 76 | 162 | 436 | 762 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BednarekActive | KipsangRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic medals | 3 | — |
| World Championship medals | 2 | — |
| 200 m best | 19.57 | — |
| 100 m best | 9.79 | — |
| Diamond League titles | 1 | — |
| World record marathon | — | 2.032 |
| World Marathon Majors wins | — | 4 |
| Olympic bronze medals | — | 1 |
| Sub 2:04 marathons | — | 4 |
| London Marathon wins | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 74 | 76 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 84 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Bednarek82.7
Kipsang82.7
FAQ
Where does Kipsang beat Bednarek?
Kipsang scores higher on dominance, longevity. Bednarek leads on statistics.
How is the Bednarek vs Kipsang score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Bednarek: 82.7, Kipsang: 82.7.
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